I also had requested a similar feature long ago. For instance if there are several (all IP unrelated and only dependant on power) servers that go down (say a breaker trips in a rack) - these servers are going to fail in the polls.
At the time the alerting engine goes to fire off an alert, why couldn't that alert 'include' the other devices that are not responding at that moment AND are queued for common alert destinations as well. I realize this could become a complicated process for the alerting engine to figure out what alert has gone where, especially if you have a complicated alerting schema, but it seems senseless to fire off one alert for each of the items going down. You can rack-up $$ charges pretty high in the case of email -> cell phone. :( My $.02 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 12:34 PM Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Alert From Multiple Down Devices. > I haven't actually tried this, but can't see why it shouldn't work.... > > Set up "down" dependencies, so device #2 is only polled when device #1 is > down etc. > > Then make a number of devices dependant on others, in a separate map so your > current alerts are not messed up. > > That way you should be able to get alerts from device #3 (for example) only > if #1 & #2 are already down as well. > > There is no way I know of actually grouping devices to only alarm if a given > number are down. I asked a similar question about getting an alert only when > a threshold of machines are below a certain SNMP threshold, but had no luck. > (This was around WUG 5 time, so things may have changed). > > Regards, > > Andy Young > Design Systems Administrator > BBC Post Production > > * Room 3501, Stage 5, Television Centre, Wood Lane, London, W12 7RJ > * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > * http://www.bbcresources.com/postproduction > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Cook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 March 2003 17:08 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: [WhatsUp Forum] Alert From Multiple Down Devices. > > > Sorry about the last post. > > I maps of my branches. These maps include all of the PCs. I have alerts > setup for all of the network gear. What I'm looking for is a way to alert > if three or more of the PCs are down. I don't want an alert for each PC. > Staff reboot computers and other things happen. > > Does anyone have an idea how to do this? Thank you for any help. > > Jeff Cook > Network Administrator > Whatcom Educational Credit Union > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > > BBCi at http://www.bbc.co.uk/ > > This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain > personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically > stated. > If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do > not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in > reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the > BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will > signify your consent to this. > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
